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• Spurs rout shorthanded Kings for second consecutive win

  28-10-2026 05:21 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN ANTONIO, TX -OCTOBER 27: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs grabs a rebound over a host of Sacramento Kings players in the first half at Frost Bank Center on October 27, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ronald Cortes/Getty Images) | Getty Images After the San Antonio Spurs’ road win over the
  
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• 2026 NBA betting promos: Claim over $3,000 in bonuses from top online betting apps, sportsbooks for Oct. 31

  31-10-2026 14:57 via CBS Sports Headlines
  
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• Who Are The Minnesota Timberwolves: What The First Five Games Tell Us

  31-10-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - OCTOBER 28: LaMelo Ball #1 of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors on October 28, 2026 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by David Sherman/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty
  
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• Suns demonstrate improved connectivity in defeat against Denver

  31-10-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHOENIX, AZ - OCTOBER 30: Miles Bridges #22 of the Phoenix Suns shoots the ball during the game against the Denver Nuggets during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, Arizona. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Barry Gossage/NBAE via Getty
  
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• Bucks Reacts Survey Results: Fans are down with—not on—Jenkins’ rotations

  31-10-2026 13:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - OCTOBER 16: Taylor Jenkins the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks gives instructions to Ryan Rollins #13 against the Indiana Pacers at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on October 16, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) | Getty Images Roughly two weeks into the NBA season, Milwau
  
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• The Celtics’ defense is winning in a new way

  31-10-2026 12:49 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 30: Isaac Okoro #35 of the Chicago Bulls handles the ball during the game against the Boston Celtics during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images)
  
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• Player Grades: Recapping the Mavericks’ exhilarating 116-111 NBA Cup win over the Rockets

  31-10-2026 12:30 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  INDIANAPOLIS, IN - OCTOBER 23: Cooper Flagg #32 & Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks look on during the game against the Indiana Pacers on October 23, 2026 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images) |
  
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• Open Thread: Stephen A. Smith goes on a rant regarding Kawhi Leonard

  31-10-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Feb 16, 2019; Charlotte, NC, USA; Team Lebron forward Kawhi Leonard of the Toronto Raptors (2) speaks during the NBA All-Star Media Day at Bojangles Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports With a rash of injuries plaguing the league early, many key players are out. Whether temporarily or long term, teams have been effected. One of those teams is the Toronto Raptors.Now, in the second week of league play, Kawhi Leonard has been sidelined from swelling and fluid buildup in his
  
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• 10 takeaways from the Celtics’ NBA Cup win over the Bulls

  31-10-2026 12:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 30: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics celebrates during the game against the Chicago Bulls during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE
  
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• YouTube Gold: Irving, Flagg, Lead Mavs To Comeback Win Over Houston

  31-10-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 21: Cooper Flagg #32 and Kyrie Irving #11 of the Dallas Mavericks look on during the game on October 21, 2026 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images In Cooper Flagg�
  
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• LeBron James is happy to be a Sixer — and they’re sure happy to have him

  31-10-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Oct 30, 2026; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers forward LeBron James (23) looks on during the second quarter against the New York Knicks at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect LeBron James is 41 years old. He’s in his 24th NBA season. He’s also a Philadelphia 76er.These are facts that feel worth being reminded about on occasion.James was spectacular Friday night, guiding the Sixers to a 98-95 win over the de
  
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• Joe Mazzulla challenged Payton Pritchard, and he delivered: ‘The sky’s the limit’

  31-10-2026 11:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 30: Payton Pritchard #11 of the Boston Celtics celebrates during the game against the Chicago Bulls during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) |
  
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• Another Chet Holmgren Setback Adds to Oklahoma City’s Growing Inactive List

  31-10-2026 10:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA - OCTOBER 22: Chet Holmgren #7 of the Oklahoma City Thunder during pregame against the Denver Nuggets at Paycom Center on October 22, 2026 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Joshua Gateley/Getty Images) | Getty Images 24-year-old Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren’s growin
  
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• James plays best game yet as Sixer, provides ‘calming presence' and clutch plays

  31-10-2026 10:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  James plays best game yet as Sixer, provides ‘calming presence' and clutch plays originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaThe Sixers didn’t need their 22-time All-Star to do it all Friday night.Still, they needed him to be what everyone pictures when they hear LeBron James — no caveats about being almost 42 years old, saving his best for bigger games or memories of what he was once.James provided exactly that, tallying 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the 5-1 Sixers’ NB
  
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• Warriors vs. Lakers player grades: Steph Curry leads a thunderous comeback

  31-10-2026 09:17 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors reacts after the Warriors made a basket against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half at Chase Center on October 30, 2026 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) | Getty Images Well, well, we
  
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• Mike Brown uses baseball analogy to explain what irked him most in Knicks’ loss

  31-10-2026 08:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA — Mike Brown turned to baseball to explain the sloppiness.The Knicks coach was not happy with the 13 turnovers his team committed during their 98-93 loss to the 76ers on Friday night at Xfinity Center. The 76ers turned those turnovers into 23 points. “It’s been going on all year,” Brown said. “We’re trying to hit a home run every time we get the ball. And we have to hit singles. We can’t hit a home run. We gotta hit singles offensively and then if our play breaks down,
  
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• Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs Minnesota Timberwolves

  31-10-2026 08:00 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  MINNEAPOLIS, MN - MAY 15: Victor Wembanyama #1 of the San Antonio Spurs and Rudy Gobert #27 of the Minnesota Timberwolves looks on during the game during Round Two Game Six of the 2026 NBA Playoffs on May 15, 2026 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Pho
  
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• Nets’ Chaney Johnson has mixed results in start for injured Egor Demin

  31-10-2026 07:43 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Egor Dëmin is going to miss at least the next week with a right leg bone bruise. And Brooklyn sorely missed his offense Friday night.The Nets went ice-cold in a 110-94 loss to visiting Detroit, missing Dëmin’s spacing and secondary playmaking.Brooklyn was short-handed, so they went big-bodied, with Jordi Fernández eschewing going to the bench for a guard (such as Keon Ellis or Terance Mann) and instead handing 6-foot-7, 235-pound two-way Chaney Johnson only his second career start — and h
  
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• Warriors exact revenge with shocking comeback win over Lakers

  31-10-2026 06:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 30: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers falls to the court while guarding Stephen Curry #30 of the Golden State Warriors during the second half at Chase Center on October 30, 2026 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) | Getty Images The Golde
  
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• Game Recap: Suns find their fight, but Nuggets in their shooting

  31-10-2026 06:50 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Phoenix Suns lost their third game of the season to the Denver Nuggets by the final score of 127-120. The Suns’ chaotic style of play from last season returned, but the defense remained their Achilles’ heel in the loss. The Nuggets shot 52% from the field and were 20-for-38 from long distance. Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 39 points, 28 coming after halftime, and Christian Braun scored 31 points. Both Murray and Braun each shot 7-of-9 from long range, and far too many came with littl
  
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• Lakers blow 25-point lead in NBA Cup-opening loss to Warriors

  31-10-2026 06:33 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The game couldn’t have started better for the Lakers, who were fueled by a signature Luka Doncic scoring early scoring flurry Friday night in Chase Center.But once those flurries evaporated, so did the Lakers’ momentum, making the final result even more painful for them after the Warriors flipped the script.The Warriors came back from down 25 points to beat the Lakers 112-95 to kick off NBA Cup group play on Friday night.Stephen Curry celebrates during the Warriors’ 112-9
  
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• Knicks still finding their way as static offense, untimely turnovers costing them early on

  31-10-2026 06:32 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  PHILADELPHIA -- Six games in, the Knicks are still "working" their "way into the season," according to veteran Josh Hart. “I think the flow's tougher... the ball gets stagnant… I think that that's part of it. We got to be more deliberate with cuts and movements. And taking care of the ball,” Hart said after New York (2-4) fell to the Sixers on Friday night.Static offense and untimely turnovers are two of the reasons New York lost to Philadelphia on Friday. Fatigue may have been another.�
  
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• Steph Curry passes Hall-of-Famer to move up NBA all-time scoring list

  31-10-2026 06:24 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Another night, another milestone for Steph Curry.The Golden State Warriors superstar moved up the all-time scoring list, passing a Hall-of-Famer Dominque Wilkins, while leading the Warriors with 31 points Friday night in their 112-95 win over the Lakers.Will Richard freed up Curry with a hard screen of Matisse Thybulle about four minutes into the fourth quarter, Curry received a pass from Draymond Green and buried a wide-open triple.Stephen Curryshoots a 3-pointer during the Wa
  
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• Lakers blow 25-point lead in double-digit loss to Warriors

  31-10-2026 06:20 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers guard Luka Doncic looks for a foul call during the first half of an NBA Cup game against the Warriors in San Francisco on Friday night. (Justine Willard / Associated Press)When Luka Doncic started cooking in the first quarter, the Lakers followed his lead in opening a 25-point lead in the second quarter over the Golden State Warriors on Friday night.But then the Lakers started getting cooked.Cooked by going down by 17 points in the fourth quarter. Cooked by turning the ball over way too
  
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• Stephen Curry breaks Luka Dončić's ankles as part of 25-point comeback in NBA Cup win

  31-10-2026 06:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Luka Dončić's was ready to make a statement in the Los Angeles Lakers’ NBA Cup opener on Friday. It worked, for a single quarter.The Lakers opened the game on a 40-15 run that extended into the second quarter, with the Golden State Warriors once again looking like a deteriorating roster. Dončić appeared to be on a mission in particular, posting 25 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds and 2 steals in the first quarter alone.That might have had something to do with his previous run-in with Warriors
  
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• A good and bad stat for the Jazz so far this season

  31-10-2026 06:07 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH - OCTOBER 25 : Ace Bailey #19 of the Utah Jazz slam dunks the ball against the Los Angeles Lakers during the first half of their game at the Delta Center on October 25, 2026 in Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Chris Gardner/ Getty Images) | Getty Images It’s been five games and a painful
  
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• Kobe Bryant’s high school jersey sells at auction for record-breaking $2.2 million

  31-10-2026 06:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  kobeEverything started at Lower Merion High School for Kobe Bryant.On Friday, Sotheby’s reported that one of Bryant’s game-worn No. 33 jerseys sold for a record-breaking $2.2 million, making it the most expensive high school jersey ever sold at an auction.“This Lower Merion jersey is where Kobe’s story starts, before the rings, the records, and the Mamba Mentality, when he was just a kid in a gym outworking everyone. This jersey symbolizes that greatness has a beginning, and this jersey
  
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• Lakers blow huge early lead in ugly loss to Warriors

  31-10-2026 05:53 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO, CA - OCTOBER 30: Luka Doncic #77 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives to the basket during the game against the Golden State Warriors during the 2026 Emirates NBA Cup on October 30, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/
  
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• Steph Curry stats, highlights: Warriors star dazzles in comeback win vs. Lakers

  31-10-2026 05:51 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors faced the Los Angeles Lakers in an NBA Cup group play game Friday, looking for revenge after their blunder of a season opener. It was a historical game for Golden State, which trailed by 23 points after the first quarter but clawed its way back by halftime and ended the game with a 112-95 win at Chase Center on Oct. 30. The Warriors are the first team in the shot-clock era, since 1954-55, to trail by at least 23 points after the first quarter and tie
  
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• Can Lakers win NBA Cup? Keys for Luka Doncic and Co.

  31-10-2026 05:37 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Can the Los Angeles Lakers win the NBA Cup a second time? LeBron James and Anthony Davis led the Lakers and captured the inaugural NBA Cup back in December 2023. The team went on a 7-0 run and defeated the Indiana Pacers in the final.Those veteran players are no longer in Los Angeles, but Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves are a promising duo that could prove to be a wild card in the 2026 tournament.The Lakers hold a 13-3 record in the tournament’s history, which is second best.Here's what you need
  
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